WRC Rally Sweden - Karlstad Sweden

[flying finn]

WRC Rally Sweden - Karlstad Sweden

Total Kms: 1879.23 km
Liaison: 1534.08 km
SS Kms: 345.15 km
Special Stages: 21

Thursday 11.02 / Friday 12.02 > 8 stages (126.34 km)
Saturday 13.02 > 8 stages (117.76 km)
Sunday 14.02 > 5 stages (101.05 km)

Home Page > http://www.rallysweden.com/wrc/en/
Itinerary > http://www.rallysweden.com/wrc/doc/R...tineraries.pdf
Entry List > http://www.rallysweden.com/WordPress...ved-by-fia.pdf
Rally Guide > http://www.rallysweden.com/wrc/doc/R...201%202010.pdf
Documents Link > http://www.rallysweden.com/wrc/en/?page_id=33

Rally Sweden preview > http://www.wrc.com/jsp/index.jsp?lnk...o+Rally+Sweden+
Citroen preview > http://www.motorsport.com/news/artic...=356708&FS=WRC
Ford preview > http://www.motorsport.com/news/artic...=356706&FS=WRC
Stobart preview > http://www.motorsport.com/news/artic...=356710&FS=WRC
Citroen Jr preview > http://www.motorsport.com/news/artic...=356709&FS=WRC

[skells22]

got some tv times for guys that got MotorsTV and all 3 days will be shown on that channel 10.20pm

[BertMk2]

Certainly has the potential to be an interesting event - as well as the usual suspects from last year there's also Raikonen and Gronholm to add in a bit more spice.

[429CJ]

Old maestro Dany Snobeck is also in with his 307 WRC.

[BertMk2]

Well it's underway and Raikkonen is in 11th at the moment - a respectable start. Loeb is leading from Hirvonen, Gronholm is 6th - conditions look a lot better than last year with plenty of snowbanks to bounce off

[Dani Filth]

Originally Posted by 429CJ

Old maestro Dany Snobeck is also in with his 307 WRC.

I can't find him in any of the timesheets so far

[bodgit]

Loeb didn't look too comfortable in the interview at the end of the Motors TV coverage yesterday

[429CJ]

Originally Posted by Dani Filth

I can't find him in any of the timesheets so far

Looks like he did not start, he was on the original entry list, but not among starters to day 1.

[G.Walker]

If Hirv wants the title he has to beat Loeb on snow, So far so good then!

[zac510]

Anybody found any good photographs online from the event so far? Always love the pics from Sweden/Norway

[gomick]

Another season of Loeb vs Hirvonen - should be fun...

[flying finn]

WRC Rally Sweden - Results

1. Mikko Hirvonen (FIN) > Ford Focus > 3:09:30.4 (+0:00.0)
2. Sebastien Loeb (F) > Citroen C4 > 3:10:12.7 (+0:42.3)
3. Jari-Matti Latvala (FIN) > Ford Focus > 3:10:45.8 (+1:15.4)
4. Dani Sordo (E) > Citroen C4 > 3:12:12.0 (+2:41.6)
5. Sebastien Ogier (F) > Citroen C4 > 3:13:45.7 (+4:15.3)
6. Henning Solberg (N) > Ford Focus > 3:14:53.8 (+5:23.4)
7. Matthew Wilson (GB) > Ford Focus > 3:17:24.3 (+7:53.9)
8. Mads Ostberg (N) > Subaru Impreza > 3:18:52.6 (+9:22.2)
9. Petter Solberg (N) > Citroen C4 > 3:19:47.9 (+10:17.5)
10. P-G Andersson (S) > Skoda Super > 3:21:39.3 (+12:08.9)
13. Khalid Al Qassimi (UAE) > Ford Focus > 3:23:57.0 (+14:26.6)
21. Marcus Gronholm (FIN) > Ford Focus > 3:33:01.2 (+23:30.8)
30. Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) > Citroen C4 > 3:47:17.6 (+37:47.2)

> great start to the season for Hirvonen and Ford
> electrical problems for Gronholm but otherwise solid stage times
> promising start for Raikkonen with 7 x top ten stage times

Championship Standings

1. Mikko Hirvonen (FIN) > 25
2. Sebastien Loeb (F) > 18
3. Jari-Matti Latvala (FIN) > 15
4. Dani Sordo (E) > 12
5. Sebastien Ogier (F) > 10
6. Henning Solberg (N) > 8
7. Matthew Wilson (GB) > 6
8. Mads Ostberg (N) > 4
9. Petter Solberg (N) > 2
10. P-G Andersson (S) > 1

[429CJ]

Now is the time for Hirvonen to gather some wins, latter half of the season have all the tarmac events.